Two U.S. Hispanists argue a Toledo family persecuted by the Inquisition hold the key to the mystery of the most widely ...

Technology has always been a transformative—and often disruptive—force in the media ecosystem. From Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1450 to Samuel Morse’s telegraph in 1837, ...

Let’s be clear about the difference between a journalist and an influencer. The journalist’s only real advantage is that he’s ...

The rise of digital media is not just a technological shift but a cultural one. Social media and podcasts are increasingly ...

The one about printing begins with (I think) the ancient Phoenicians, winds through Gutenberg and ends with — be still my ...

I’ve had an epiphany. This one is about Korean printing technology. The basic question is: Why, if the Gutenberg press ...

It is our job to think through what is involved in building a “knowledge stack” to direct and drive agents to make us ...

Few would argue against the fact that the Renaissance period produced some of the most beautiful art the world has ever seen.

The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...

Handwriting (symbols) was first used in 3100 BC for list making. It was a counting of beer rations for workers.

Then, as early as the 1st century CE, minuscule began to emerge: smaller, rounder letters that required fewer strokes. You could write them more quickly than their majuscule count ...